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South Dakota Sobriety Program Participants Will No Longer Be Jailed for Non-Payment of Fees by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman The U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota granted preliminary approval on December 3, 2025, to a settlement resolving a putative class-action challenge to Pennington County’s policy of …
Fourth Circuit Revives Deliberate Indifference Claim for Baltimore Detainee Served Rotten Food by David Reutter by David Reutter On July 23, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed dismissal of a pretrial detainee’s civil rights complaint that alleged he was served “rotten and unsafe food” and …
Massive $112 Million Jury Verdict for Detainees Held in New York Jail Past Release Date on ICE Detainers by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On November 10, 2025, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York returned a $112 million verdict in favor of …
DOJ Leaves Louisiana Over-Detention Suit on Life Support, Two Others Granted Class-Action Status by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman A prison case filed in Louisiana by the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) has languished since new leadership was appointed in January 2025 by Pres. Donald J. Trump (R). Filed by the …
First Circuit Greenlights Rhode Island Prisoner’s Damages Suit for Disastrous 450-Day Solitary Confinement by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On August 5, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed that damages claims may proceed to trial against Rhode Island Department of Corrections (DOC) officials who kept …
$950,000 Awarded to Trans Maryland Prisoner Dropped on Her Face by Guards by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Between 2022 and 2025, the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) held between 17,164 and 18,476 prisoners and detainees, according to data from the agency’s website. During that same …
Eleventh Circuit Declines to Extend to Summary Judgment Proceedings a Rule Requiring District Courts to Notify Pro Se Litigants by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On February 13, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit declined to extend to summary judgment proceedings based on Bank v. Pitt, …
SCOTUS Clamps Down on Bivens Extension to Prisoner Beaten by BOP Guards at Virginia Lockup by Chuck Sharman On June 30, 2025, a federal prisoner lost his last chance at recovering damages for injuries suffered when he was repeatedly shackled and beaten by guards at the U.S. Penitentiary (USP)—Lee in …
Brief • July 31, 2025
Filed under: Unlawful Detention
Tucker v. King County, WA, Settlement, Unlawful Detention, 2025 Case 2:24-cv-00002-RAJ Document 39-1 Filed 07/31/25 Ex. 1 Page 1 of 14 II Case 2:24-cv-00002-RAJ Document 39-1 Filed 07/31/25 Page 2 of 14 ,96 @?@C23=6*:492C5 "@?6D -?:E65+E2E6D:DEC:4E@FCE -&!,+,,+!+,*!,'-*, /+,*&!+,*!,'/+ !&,'& ,+,,$ &@ 4G *" %$!#,-#*2?5 *!&$/!$$!%+ (=2:?E:77D GD #!&'-&,0 /+ !&,'& …
Brief • July 31, 2025
Filed under: Unlawful Detention
Tucker v. King County, WA, Notice of Motion and Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement, Unlawful Detention, 2025 Case 2:24-cv-00002-RAJ Document 39 1 Filed 07/31/25 Page 1 of 25 The Honorable Richard A. Jones United States District Court 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN …
Fifth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Louisiana Officials Who Forced Prisoner to Work with Broken Surgical Screws in Ankle by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso At the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on August 22, 2024, a Louisiana prisoner defeated a claim of qualified immunity …
Article • March 1, 2025 • from PLN March, 2025
Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Arkansas Jailers Who Ignored Detainee’s Spider Bite by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso In an opinion filed on July 31, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld a district court’s denial of qualified immunity (QI) to …
Eighth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Missouri Guards in Transgender Prisoner’s Suit Alleging Retaliation and Unreasonable Search by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On April 4, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed denial of qualified immunity (QI) to defendant Missouri Department of Corrections …
Article • November 15, 2024 • from PLN November, 2024
Ninth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for California Jail Nurse Who Cleared Detainee for Release Just Before His Suicide by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On May 3, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed denial of qualified immunity (QI) to Los Angeles County Jail nurse Trieste …
Third Circuit Affirms Qualified Immunity for Pennsylvania Guards Who Pepper-Sprayed Asthmatic Prisoner by On April 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a grant of qualified immunity (QI) to Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) guards at the State Correctional Institution in Benner, who doused an …
Eighth Circuit Upholds Denial of Qualified Immunity to Minnesota Guard Accused of Assaulting Restrained and Compliant Prisoner by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke On May 6, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld a district court’s denial of qualified immunity (QI) to a Minnesota Department …
Iowa Qualified Immunity Law Lets County Off the Hook for Guard’s Sex Abuse of Jail Detainee by Although a guard was fired from Iowa’s Polk County Jail for forcibly kissing and touching him while detained there, Justin Mowry’s lawsuit for damages against the county was dismissed on June 20, 2024. …
Article • August 15, 2024 • from PLN August, 2024
Eleventh Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Georgia Jailers Who Housed White Detainee With Black Cellmate Held for Racially Motivated Attack by On January 5, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a lower court’s finding that defendant guards and a nurse at Georgia’s Muscogee County Jail …
Eighth Circuit Largely Restores Qualified Immunity to Minnesota Jail Guards in Use of Force on Bipolar Prisoner by David Reutter by David M. Reutter   On December 26, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit largely reversed a lower court and restored qualified immunity (QI) to guards …
Article • June 1, 2024 • from PLN June, 2024
Filed under: Malpractice, State Actions
New York Court of Appeals Lets DOCCS Skate from Liability for Doctor’s Malpractice on State Prisoner by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney   On December 14, 2023, the New York Court of Appeals refused to hold officials with the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) liable for malpractice …
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